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Alexander Varshavsky

American biochemist · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1946 · age 80

Alexander J. Varshavsky is a Russian-American biochemist and geneticist. He works at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) as the Morgan Professor of Biology. Varshavsky left Russia in 1977, emigrating to United States.

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2017Heinrich Wieland PrizeAward2014Breakthrough Prize in Life SciencesAward2012King Faisal International Prize in ScienceAwardOtto Warburg MedalAward2010Great Immigrants AwardAwardVilcek PrizeAward2006Leopold Griffuel PrizeAwardMarch of Dimes Prize in Developmental BiologyAward2001Louisa Gross Horwitz PrizeAwardMax Planck Research AwardAwardWolf Prize in MedicineAward2000Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical ResearchAwardRobert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Cancer ResearchAward, 20001999Canada Gairdner International AwardAward1946Born8 November 1946

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Heinrich Wieland Prize2017
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences2014
Albany Medical Center Prize2014
King Faisal International Prize in Science2012
Otto Warburg Medal2012
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award2011
Vilcek Prize2010
Great Immigrants Award2010
Schleiden Medal2007
March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology2006
Leopold Griffuel Prize2006
E. B. Wilson Medal2002
Wolf Prize in Medicine2001
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize2001
Massry Prize2001
Max Planck Research Award2001
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research2000
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize2000
Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Cancer Research2000
Canada Gairdner International Award1999
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Born 1946 · age 80